Work bench made from Trofast toy storage units (Ikea Hacker)
**Materials:** Two Trofast storage units, Trofast storage boxes, Numerar
countertop
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Description:** About 12 years ago, when my child was young, we bought two
Trofast storage units to hold all the toddler toys. Time passed, and the toys
got put away in the attic — but what to do with the Trofasts? They were super
sturdy — we could see their potential for other uses.
Our idea: Butt them short end to short end, add a 72″ countertop, and use the
new “unit” as a tool bench in our basement. We used a countertop ordered from
Home Depot, because we no longer live close to an Ikea. But if you are close
to Ikea, you can easily top these with a 73″ Numerar countertop.
Note, while the Trofast is about 18″ deep front-to-back and kitchen
countertops are 25-25″ deep front-to-back, we just adjusted the Trofast toward
the front of the cabinet so we could get to the drawers and then added some
support to the wall to hold the back of the countertop in place so it wasn’t
tippy. It’s worked just fine.
Another note: You can buy the Trofasts complete with bins — if the …
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